My baby is gone again

Chapter 114 Treating guests, beheading, accepting as a dog
The hooves fell.

The surrounding people exclaimed, some timidly, even covering their own eyes.

"boom!"

A muffled sound.

What everyone imagined did not happen.

The horse neighed miserably, and then fell heavily.

In its waist and abdomen, a thick bamboo pole was inserted, and blood was flowing.

The middle-aged scribe stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes cold.

"asshole!"

The man on the horse suddenly became furious and got up from the ground.

Because the mount under his crotch fell, he also fell down.

The horse's blood dripped all over the ground, his breathing gradually weakened, and it seemed that he could not survive.

The man of the Green Immortal Society's eyes turned red immediately, he took off the whip on his body, and whipped it directly at the middle-aged man.

Unexpectedly, the other party stretched out his hand to grab and hold the whip, and the man from the Qingxian Club wanted to pull him over, but the whip didn't move at all, as if it was tied to an iron stake.

Lu Xuan sneered, and with a backhand tug, the man's body involuntarily leaned forward.

"boom!"

Lu Xuan raised his foot and kicked him in the chest, kicking the big man from the Green Immortal Society to the ground.

"presumptuous!"

"stop!"

There were noisy voices from behind, and several men on horseback in blue and black clothes rushed over and surrounded Lu Xuan.

They didn't do it right away.

Because these people saw that the middle-aged man in front of him knocked down the horse, was able to catch the whip with his bare hands, and kicked a big man to the ground with one kick...

This is a practicing family son, with martial arts on his body, so he is not easy to mess with.

"who are you?!"

A man on horseback scolded.

Lu Xuan glanced at him and took out a document:
"My official, the magistrate of Qingxian City, Wu Bangde."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar among the crowd.

No one could have imagined that the new county magistrate, dressed as a literati, would have such amazing skills.

"What? The county magistrate?"

Several members of the Green Immortal Society were stunned for a moment.

At this time, another person came on horseback.

This person was wearing a green and red costume, and he looked to be in his 40s, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.

When he saw Lu Xuan, he dismounted immediately.

"It turned out to be the magistrate, it was all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, my family."

Seeing the confession in Lu Xuan's hand, the middle-aged man smiled all over his face and said:
"The villain's name is Gu Feng, he is the steward of the Gu family, and he met the adults here.

My lord doesn't know something, the three of us in Qingxian City received the paperwork from above, knowing that your lord will take office, and we are about to go out of the city to meet you...

I just didn't expect, why did you come in by yourself? "

"If I don't come in by myself, should I wait for you outside the city?"

Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows.

"Hey, what are you talking about, my lord?"

Gu Feng smiled and said:

"My lord takes office, if we don't come to greet him, wouldn't it be a breach of etiquette?

Besides, look at how chaotic our Qingxian City is, this group of mud-legged people don't know what's good and what's wrong, it's not good for adults to see them. "

"So, are you riding horses and charging for the good of the county?"

Lu Xuan looked at the child who was still in shock.

He shot in time to save it, and now the child has returned to his parents.

"Of course it's for the sake of adults."

Gu Feng took it for granted.

He asked again:

"Where are the guards around the adults?"

"I brought a master over here."

Lu Xuan replied.

"what?"

Gu Feng was taken aback, "Where are the others?"

"I was robbed by bandits halfway."

Lu Xuan casually made up a reason.

"This this……"

Gu Feng looked at Lu Xuan, and then at the confession in his hand.

Lu Xuan raised his eyelids, and stuffed the confession into his hand:

"Why, doubt the identity of this county?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Gu Feng said quickly, but he didn't stop opening the document.

After confirming the above portrait and big seal, I was relieved.

"Is there a problem?"

Lu Xuan's voice was calm.

"No no……"

Gu Feng apologized and handed over the lawsuit:

"We are also afraid that some thieves will impersonate us and ruin your reputation...Please forgive me."

"Since the adults have been received, then I don't have to go out of the city."

Gu Feng cupped his hands:

"Come on, sir, please get on the horse. Our three families in Qingxian City hosted a banquet to welcome you. The three masters are all waiting at home."

Lu Xuan's eyes sank slightly, and he looked towards the rear of the convoy:

"When I take office in this county, the three of you will send a steward to pick me up?"

"It's almost the Green Immortal Festival, the three Patriarchs are in charge of the affairs of the Green Immortal Society, so they must not be neglected."

Gu Feng had a playful smile, "My lord, follow me quickly, it's not good to keep the three Patriarchs waiting."

"This county still has to go to the yamen to hand over, let's talk about the banquet at another time."

Lu Xuan said lightly.

The smile on Gu Feng's face gradually faded, he bowed slightly:

"Aren't adults even willing to reward this face?"

"I said, I have something to do."

Lu Xuan said.

"Then the adults will go to work first, and the villain wishes you all the best."

Gu Feng laughed again.

He untied a knife from the waist of the person beside him, and pointed at the man lying on the ground, with murderous intent in his eyes:
"This bastard doesn't know Taishan with his eyes, and dares to rush into the adults... He deserves to be executed!"

The next moment, Gu Feng raised the knife and dropped it, and a large head flew up.

Blood splashed on his face, and also splashed on Lu Xuan's feet.

Gu Feng raised his head, revealing a bloody face.

He smiled on the skin and said:
"In Qingxian City, this kind of blind person...can't live long."

………………

"Killing people in the street, ignoring the law, threatening the court officials... This Qingxian Society really covers the sky with one hand."

Walking on the street, Lu Xuan said to Cheng Lingzhu.

The man who was killed was a servant of the Gu family.

According to the laws of the Dakang Dynasty, if the master's family kills a servant, he only needs to pay some money and bury him.

Although Lu Xuan also felt that this person deserved to die, Gu Feng's behavior and what he said clearly threatened him, the new county magistrate.

Those who do not show face to Qingxian will end up decapitated.

"The Gu family, the Bo family, and the He family are the three major families in Qingxian City. These three families are connected with each other, and they jointly control the operation of the Qingxianhui. In order to worship the immortal gods, they are actually seeking benefits for themselves."

Cheng Lingzhu told Lu Xuan the information he got from the tea stall owner.

"Same spirit? So united?"

Lu Xuan asked.

"At least on the surface."

Cheng Lingzhu replied:

"The core members of the Green Immortal Society are all composed of people from the three major families. The three heads of the family take turns as the president and have the right to speak."

"But..."

Cheng Lingzhu thought for a while:
"Five years ago, the previous head of the Bo family and his son were assassinated outside the city, and his grandson was too young to take on the heavy responsibility.

So the Patriarch of the Gu family took over as the president of the Green Immortals Association, and now the new Patriarch of the Bo family has grown up...but the Gu family has no intention of returning it. "

The president of the Qingxian Society changes every ten years, and recently it's time to change the president.

According to the order of handover, after the Gu family, someone from the Bo family served as the chairman.

If calculated in this way, the Bo family will serve as the president for 15 years.

Hearing this, Lu Xuan nodded slightly.

He pondered for a moment:
"Let's go to the county government office first."

………………

It was different from what Lu Xuan imagined.

He originally thought that Qingxian City was controlled by the three major families, the government was weak, and the county government would be very dilapidated.

I didn't expect to walk in and take a look, only to find that the county government of Qingxian City was built quite magnificently.

The gate of the county yamen is imposing, with stone carvings above the steps. There are no stone lions at the gate, but two statues of python gods.

Lu Xuan understood in his heart, presumably the previous county magistrates all cooperated with Qingxianhui to exploit the common people.

The county government of Qingxian City is the county government of Qingxianhui. As a "family member", the county magistrate's office is of course not too bad.

However, there is no one standing guard at the gate of the Qingxiancheng County Yamen, and there is no standard grievance drum, which is clean.

"Go, go in and have a look."

Lu Xuan pushed the door open and walked inside.

After a stick of incense.

"During the day when I went to the Yamen, all of you hid in the warehouse to gamble for me?"

In the lobby, Zhixian Lu stood on the steps with his hands behind his back, looking at the yamen servants and arresters below.

All the yamen servants lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.

"Big, big... my lord."

A short, fat man in a long gown raised his head and argued:
"No, no, no...it's not that we...don't do anything, it's because we're all waiting for adults."

"You stutter like this and still serve as a prisoner?"

Lu Xuan knocked on the table, "Aren't there interviews when the county government selects officials?"

"No, no, that's right."

Lu Ping, the governor of Qingxian City, blushed:
"The villain is so ordinary and doesn't stammer, it's because after seeing the big ~ adult, he was shocked by his majesty..."

"Okay, okay, shut up."

Lu Xuan waved his hand angrily:
"Let's just let this flattery go, after you finish filming, you will run away two miles away... Come and explain to me in a sharp manner."

Broadly speaking, Yasi is also a kind of master.

As the staff of the magistrate, the Yasi is an "official" not an "official".

The main job is to run errands, copy documents, and assist leaders in handling various affairs.

Because of the heavy workload, there are often several "masters" in the official county government.

Originally, Qingxiancheng county government still had a boss, but when the previous county magistrate was promoted, he was taken away with him.

At present, the position of Master Bo is vacant, and only Lu Ping, the undersecretary, is left to perform the duties of Master Bo.

Lu Xuan didn't know if these things were in compliance with the rules.

But with the current situation of the Dakang Dynasty in turmoil and smoke everywhere.

It is already a miracle that the county government can still operate.

Originally, there was a master in the yamen, but Lu Xuan brought one with him, so there was no conflict.

All the yamen servants explained in a hurry, and the new county magistrate, Mr. Lu, knew the cause and effect of the matter.

The reason why everyone in the county government is playing cards is because...there is really nothing to do.

All the big and small affairs of Qingxian City, such as tax collection, public security, etc., are taken care of by Qingxianhui.

As early as a hundred years ago, the grievance drum at the gate of the county was dismantled and thrown into the warehouse.

The previous county magistrates don't care about the matter, and the people have to deal with their disputes by themselves, or find the Qingxianhui——

Qingxianhui doesn't know how to judge cases, but it can solve people who ask questions.

The entire yamen is not open, the yamen servants come every day to drink tea and gamble, and go back when the time is up. Once the gate is closed, it is quite leisurely.

It is even said that those who are willing to come to the Yamen to gamble are considered excellent personnel.

When Lu Xuan first arrived, there were still many people at home, and they didn't come to work at all.

It took him half a stick of incense to call all the yamen servants in the county yamen.

"We wanted to go out of the city...we went out of the city to welcome you~"

Lu Ping tried his best to straighten his tongue, but unfortunately the effect was poor:

"But but but ~ Qingxian will not let ~ we go, they say it's round ~ not... Your Excellency didn't go ~ to the banquet?"

The county magistrate took office today, but everyone thought that Lu Xuan would accept the invitation of the three major families and go to eat, drink and receive gifts first, but they didn't expect him to come directly to the county government office.

"In the past, you were unrestrained, and the county can ignore the past for all kinds of actions."

Lu Xuan stood on the steps:
"But after today, you have to behave well for me, and those who dare to be absent from work without reason will be dealt with according to the Dakang law!"

Everyone's heart froze.

The laws of the Dakang Dynasty had very strict requirements on officials.

During the non-retirement period, if you are absent from work without reason for one day, you will be hit with [-] small boards, and you will be upgraded to a big board after three days. If you exceed one month, you will be sent to prison and sentenced.

But after Lu Xuan made the rules, most people didn't have any resistance.

The reason is that staying in the yamen all day is really idle. I have nothing to do all day, and I am tired of gambling.

At this time, they suddenly heard that the county magistrate was going to work seriously, and the group of people felt a little bit of anticipation in their hearts.

It's hard to imagine what kind of mental state this is.

"Pull the grievance drum out of the warehouse for me, and put it back at the gate of the county government."

Lu Xuan began to order:
"Lu Ping, bring me the account books of the county government. I want to see how much money is still on the books of the county government."

Lu Xuan had never been a county magistrate, but he was once the son-in-law of the magistrate, so he knew what he was going to do now.

After he gave the order, Lu Ping acted very quickly and immediately went to get the account books, but the servants below did not move.

Several people looked at Lu Xuan, hesitated to speak, as if they wanted to say something.

Lu Xuan frowned, and slapped the gavel:

"The county tells you to take it and you take it, why are you dawdling?!"

"You, you, and you..."

He pointed to a few people, "Stay here, I have something to ask, and the rest will move things for me."

"Yes!"

Seeing that the Magistrate's expression was displeased, everyone hurriedly went to work, and the few people named by Lu Xuan stayed behind to accept his questioning.

At this moment.

In the main altar of the Green Immortal Society.

"You said the new county magistrate wouldn't come over?"

The thin head of the Gu family held a wine glass and narrowed his eyes.

"Going home, the county magistrate means this."

Gu Feng lowered his head with a respectful expression.

"Hmph, that's overreaching again."

The patriarch of the He family, who is well-figured, sneered:

"Inviting him to the banquet is to look at his official status and give him face... It's really a toast rather than fine wine."

"It's just a newcomer, so there's nothing wrong with not knowing the rules of Qingxian City."

The Patriarch of the Gu family took a sip of his wine, but seemed unconcerned.

"Let's see what he's going to do these days. When you come to our Qingxian City, you have to follow our rules."

The head of the Bo family said.

He looked quite young, only in his 20s, but he gave off an old-fashioned feeling.

"Find an opportunity, beat him, see if he's not too young, if he's sensible, it's fine, if he's a young man..."

The Patriarch of the He family snorted coldly and made a movement of wiping his neck.

Dare to kill my horse from the Green Immortal Society, you are really audacious.

"Uncle Gu, the Green Immortal Festival will be in half a month. Look at the handover of the president..."

The head of the Bo family raised his eyelids.

"Solve the matter of the county magistrate first, and the matter of the handover... we will talk about it later."

The Patriarch of the Gu family said expressionlessly.

(End of this chapter)